The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-01-22
Current Events Epitomized.

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EEaston is now classified as city OF the
fifth class.
-"Tcachek" your communication will
appear in our next issue.
The spring election comes on Tuesday,
February Is. Don't forget IT..
A. C. Brodhead, OF town, has been ap.
delphia Mint. .
An attempt was made TO break open
the safe and rob Thomas Kern, at Stating
ton. recently.
For a smooth shave and a fine hair cut
.Eoto Esrapg's shaving saloon, opposite the
ADVOCATE Office. l
.--Gertrude Price, of Monroe county, was
attacked by a wild cat recently. She, how.
ever, escaped injury.
Go to Frs. Rederer. under the FIX
change Hotel, for smooth shave and a
fashionable hair Cit.
Allentown, the "Queen City of the
fchigh Valley" will have public build
ing to cost 100000.
1t is rumorcd that the Catasauqua
Manufacturing Company will build ali i'm
mense steel plant near Ferndale.
-Seyen hundred hands are employed at
The Allentown rolling mill. This number
will be greatly increased in the course of
Few weeks.
The city council of Allentown will sub
init s5O,OOO worth OF bonds to the rpln
Water and other improvements are con
tcmplated.
Tine residence of Daniel Hohtz, at
Packerton, vas entered one night recently
and the burglars got away with about 800
worth of "booty."
The Carbon county auditors have fin
ished the work of auditing the accounts of
Sheriff, Commissioners and Treasurer. The
excess over liabilities is $7,265,43; cash on
hand, S5,00S.43.
f. +. Luckenbach, 6l broadway.
Mauch ChHRin is selling off Wall Papers
at largely reduced prices to make room for
new Spring stock. There are bargains for
those who get them. 0-4w.
The interior of the post-ofiice has been
fitted up with new set of delivery boxes,
which proves the fact That our popular
postmaster, j. p. Smith, is doing all he
ran to facilitate postal matters.
For the week ending Jan. IL, there
were 122, la tons Of coal shippcd over the
i.shigh Valley railroad, making total to
date OF $50, 1872 TONS and showing an de-
crease of 25,SSS tons compared with same
date last year.
Tho Luzerne county commissioners
offer standing reward of $500 for the ar
rest and conviction of any person or per-
sons who may at any time in the future
commit murder within the limits Of Luzernc
county. Carbon should follow suit.
The attention of tho people of Summit
Hill, Lansford and vicinity is directed to
the fact that George f. IIuntznger, of The
popular Switchback Restaurant, is author.
lied by us To receive subscriptions and
moneys for the CiRBo:s ADvocATS.
Mrs. Margaret Hatrith, aged sixty-sis
years, for many years resident at Maucl
Chunk, died Monday evening at the resi-
dence Of JOHN Eistier, at that place. She
was inferred Thursday afternoon, larg,
roncOursc of relatives and friends follewin:
the remains to their last resting place.
Great mark down.-Why make such
fuss about a days wages when you car
Save that much and more by calling at tn,
-One Price Star Clothing Hall, Maucl
Chunk, and buying a suit or an uYereoat
We have marked all otr goods down to les
Than cost price in order to make room 70
sprip0 oOods Nnt, ts,ill paNar bau Oucb
chance again.
''"'-During 1886 there were three lundrc
and forty-seven accidents in the mines O
:the Middle District Comprising Luzern
and a portion of Carbon county. or thi
pHun.ber ffty-eight proved fatal; two hur
dred and forty-six caused serious injury
cfortY-three were slight. The fatal acc
dents made thirty-two wives widows an
ninety eight children orphans.
Jacob Carter, OF Belvidere, n. j., tC
sether with a partner, has leased abou
1900 acres of land IN Monroe county, Pa
and when the snow clears eff they inten
to dig for coal. Before cold weather set /
they had dug several holes and discovere
coal. Besides coal, they hays found COZ
per and Silver, the former being in larg
quantities and the latter In small, as Y,
hardly enough to I-ay for the digging of i
Ladies who hatitualiy suffer frol
headache or dyspepsia will find true fren
in DIR. Bulls Baltimore Pills, Ladies', Il
them. Twenty-Five cents.
The baty's best friend is Dr. Bells Bal
Syrup, since 1t maintains the baby's healt
by keeping it free from collie, diarrlGa, &
Price 25 cents.
This is great country for raising stoc
and therefore Days Horse Powder has
great sale at twenty cents per packa
of one pound.
-Prancis Miiieri OF Mauch Chunk,
employee in the machine shop at PaekC
fon, had two fingers Of his left hand caug
between the cog wheels of punch al
shear machine Mohday, and in order
save his arm from being crushed the you
man, with mighty effort, succeeded
tearing out one finger from the socket a
the other in such manner that Il hung
single cord. ''Shop Surgeon r.
LentZ baAdaged the wounded hand and t
Souns man is now under the treatment
Dr. Leonard.